Cotton-picker.



G. W; 6;; J; H. JACKSON.

. COTTON PIOKEB. APPLIO ATION IILED M1 3R. 17, 1908.

901 ,6 1 I Patefited Oct. 190-8.

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.OOT'ION PIGKER.

APPLICATION FILED 1111347, 1903 Patented ,0'ct.20, 1

6307390? him/21, 1Za/zimfJMm/Z States, .residing aflCairo, in the county of PATENT OFFICE.

cEoRonwJAoKso-r AND JOHN H: JACKSOX, or cius iruxois.

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Application filed flar Be,it known th t we, GEORGE W. J Ac KSON" and J GEN H. JACKSON, citizens of the United 5 of Illinois, have inventediii "new and"usefulCotton-Picker, of which the fellowing is aspecification.

inventon relates to cottonpickeis,

an more especiallyto that-class of cotton pickers'in which the cotton is removed from .the-boll' anddeposited in'a suitable recep-.

an "improved.

wheels on iwhich :the'. invention is mounted. 1

- A still further taclejby' pneumatic means.

The object of .the invention is'to provide the suetio wi """be by direct draft. I A "rbbject of the invention is to provide' unobstructed; suction -tube' so that the cofttron maypass readily there'through. AnQther pb ect of the invention is to provide this-tube with an improveddevice to breakjope'n the cotton bolls and permit'the cottpr'itofibe readily-drawn therefrom, such raved device being drivenby means eX- terror, ofthe suction tube.

bj ect of the invention is to pto'vide means :by"w -hich the engine used to pflpducegthe necessary suction may be usell,

o, for thepurpose .of driving the traction {The invention 'consists-in 'certainnovel featltlres at construction and combination of hereinafterflfully described, illustrated -the accompanying drawings, and specificall claimed.

In the accom anying' drawings "Figure 1 the device showing areceivis a plan view F1g. 2 s a side mg'cart at the rear thereof.

elevation-thereof with 'the suction device removed.' Fig. 3 'is apartial front elevation showing the starting gear. Fig. 4 is a plan "view of'the'same. ig. 5'is a detail of the boll breaker. Y q I Similarjnumerals of reference are employed' togindicate corresponding arts throughout the several figures of the raw- I The invention embodies .a platform which is mounted on upwardly bent U shaped axles Hand 12, the axle 11 being arranged to. carry steering wheels 13 and the "axle 12 being arranged to supporttraction wheels 14. These axles are bent in this particular shape in order to enable the device to pass over a row of cotton without injuring the , ounted on the platform 10 is an engine Specification of Letters Patent,

ch' 17, 1e08, Serial no. -421,12e.

made-of some flexible material and extends a backward to the rear, end of the device, so

ipmro'f such picker in which belts,

Patented Oct. 20, 1908,

- 15 preferablyan internal combustion engine,

although it'isobvious that there may be used a steam engine by providing suitable jsteam generating means. v --Tl1 e. fans 16, preferably two in number,

are mountedat 'the-front-and are-also held upon the-platform 10.: The fan here shown is of the type havinga central intake or suetlon, and a peripheral delivery, as indicated The delivery pipe 17 is preferably that the end'of said: pipe may be placed in h anys'uitable cart, as indicated at 18. Cou- 'nected tointake of the fan are provided suc- Jtion tubes .19-having flared mouth portions,-

as indicated at 20, the-body of the tube being tube is aboll breaker 21- provided with fin gers 22 and flexible shafts'23 are held on said unobstructed throughout its entire 4 length. 1-. f q

Mounted within the 'mouth portion of thesuction tubes, being connected with the boll breaker by universal joints, as indicated at 24. The fans 16 are preferably arranged to run from the saineshaft, thisshaft being in dicated by the numeral 25. The engine 15 is provided with a fast pulley 26 and a loose pulley 27'.

Upon the shaft 25 is mounted a pulley 28 and a belt 29 so. arranged to'be held on either the pulley 26 or 27 and the pulley 2S to actuate said 'shaft.. Preferably mounted on j the fan casing are sprocket Wheels 30 con- A shaft 31 is ar-, ranged on the body to be driven by a belt 32' nected" to the shafts 23.

and is provided with sprockets 33. 1 A chain '34\-passing. around the sprockets 33 and 30 serves to actuate the flexible shafts 23'. 4

' Upon the crank shaft of the engine is mounted a gear 35, and a clutch shaft 36pm:

vided with a gear 37 arranged to mesh with .the gear 35 is mounted on the body of vice, and on this clutch shaft are pulleys 3 8 and. 39', loosely carried thereon and arranged to be actuated-by the clutch 40 which maythe dvwheel'eil on a shaft 49, on the lower end which is mounted a pinion 50 meshingwith a gear 51 mounted on the axle 11. This 18 the. preferred form of. my steering gear, but

'tion pipe to the fan.

it is obvious t-hatiany other form may be used that may bedesired.

The operation of the machine is as foilowszfThe machine being alongside onbetween rows of cotton is driven forward by the. gearing and sprockets connecting the traction Wheels to the engine. At the same time the fans ill-are operated and the boil breakers 21 set into motion through the belt 29 ,and their connections. An attendant takes one of the suction tubes in .his-handas the machine moves along, and places the mouth near or over the cotton boll; Suction, by the fan causes the ripe cotton to be drawn into the suction nozzle and through the sue;

Thence it is discharged through the discharge pipe into a trail Wagon or other receptacle which may be provided. readily, the nozzle is held quite close and the boll breaker members press the boll. The boll breaker 'is'arranged to have very rapid rotary motion, and thus strikea sharp blow on the boil. and described boll breakers operated. by flexible shafting, but it is obvious that it would be possible to operate the same through rigid shafting provided with uni versal joints, orsuch other means as might be desired. Further there are shown three suction tubes attached to each fan, but there may be used more or less than this number, asis seen fit.

\Vhat is claimed is 1.;In a cotton picker,-a suction tube, a boll breaker carried at the end hereof and means to actuate said boll breaker.

2. In a cotton. picker, a suction tube comprising an unobstructed body portion, a boll breaker carried by the end thereof, and means exterior of said tube to actuate said boll breaker. V r

In a cotton picker, a-suetion tube, a flared mouth formed thereon, aboll breaker held in said mouth, and jmeans exterior of said tube to actuate said boll breaker.

In a cotton picker, a suction tube, a boll breaker carried at the/ end thereof, a flex ible sheft carried exterior of said tube,

means to-actuate said and means. con nected to saidshatt and to the boil breaker.

In case the boll does not open There is herein shown flared inouth formed thereon, boll breaker held in said mouth, "flexible shaft carried OXteIlOT of said tube, and mounted thereon,

,means toactuate said shaft, and means to connect saidshatt to the boll breaker.

o. in a cotton'picker, a suction fan, a suction tube connected directly therewith, a boll breaker carried by the end thereof, and means exterior of said. tube to actuate said bollbreaker. i

7. In a cotton picker, a suction fan, a suction-tube connected directly therewith provided With a flared n1outh, aboll breaker held said mouth, and means exterior of said tube to actuate said boll breaker.-

.8. In a cotton picker, a suction fan, a suction tube directly. connected therewith, a. flared mouth formed on said suction tube, a

boll breaker carried. therein, a flexible shaft carried exterior of said tube and mounted thereon, means to actuate saidrshaft, and

means to breaker.

Ina cotton pick r Wheels supporting said body, a suction fan mounted 'on the body, suction tube con connect said'shaft to the boil a body, traction nected therewith, a boll breaker carried at theend, ofsaid. tube, means connected to said engine to drive said fanand boll breaker, and means connected to the: engine to actuatesaid tractionwheels.

1.0. In a cotton picker, a body, traction wheels supporting one end ofsaid body,

steering-wheels supporting the opposite end thereof, mez'insyto vary the. angular relation of said steeringn'heels and traction wheels, a suction fan mounted on the body, a suction tube directly, connected therewith, a boll breaker carried at the end of said tube,

means connected to said engine to drive said fan and boll breaker, and means connected.

to the engine to actuate the tract-ion means.

11b In .a cotton picker,

a suction tube, a

boll breaker, mounted axially thereof, com- I .prising ,a plurality of fingers disposed-at an angle to the axis of said tube.

12. In a cotton yucker, a suction tube provided with a flared mouth, bearings formed therein, a boll breaker comprising'a shaft ar.. ranged to rotate in said bearings, and a; pinfrom said 1 rality of angled fingers extending shaft.

tures in the presence of two witnesses 1 In testimony that We claim the foregoing. as our own, We have hereto, afiixed our Slgllttf GEORGE W. JAG-Kenn. 1f]

, JOHN H.JACKSON,.+ Witnes sa L H-- HAN OCK, Gu Barn 

